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Disposable Men at Perishable Theatre
2008-11-20T20:01:00
Disposable Men at Perishable Theatre
Perishable Theatre, RI’s Research & Development Theatre and The Providence Black Repertory Company are proud to present:
Disposable Men
written and performed by James Scruggs
WHERE: Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire Street, Providence
WHEN: November 20 and 21 at 8:00 p.m.; November 22 at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; November 23 at 3:00 p.m.
Disposable Men, created for the stage at New York’s HERE Arts Center and directed by HERE Artistic Director Kristin Marting, uses innovative, popular media to illumine the sometimes hilarious and often tragic manner in which the culture views African-American men as expendable. Don’t miss DISPOSABLE MEN written and performed by James Scruggs, directed by Kristin Marting.
In a multi-media environment, Disposable Men pairs old-fashioned
storytelling with innovative technology. Chased by flesh-eating
zombies, hunted by towns-people with pitchforks and torches, axed by
Jack Nicholson on a bitterly cold winter day. Isolated movie moments?
Not to James Scruggs. In Disposable Men, Scruggs juxtaposes nail-biting
cinematic moments to the way in which real life African-American men
are killed. “The goal of Disposable Men is not to point fingers, or
illicit guilt from the audience,” James Scruggs said. “[The Point] is
to flip the script and illustrate in very simple ways what it feels
like to be a disposable man and what it feels like to dispose of a
man.”
Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 seniors/students/military
Available through www.arttixri.com <http://www.arttixri.com/>
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Ford Foundation and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant Program.
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